10 more weird TV shows from the 1980s
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Күн бұрынIn this video, we're continuing our countdown of the top 10 weird TV shows from the 1980's. These are some of our favorite shows from the 1980's, and we think you'll love them too!
If you're a fan of 1980's TV shows, then you'll love this video. We're counting downing the top 10 weirdest TV shows from the 1980's, and we think you'll love them! From the weird and wonderful to the downright strange, these shows are sure to captivate you!
10 more weird TV shows from the 1980's.
Titles Include 80s shows Pee-Wees playhouse, Max Headroom, Perfect Strangers, Alf and more.
0:00 intro
0:38 Street Hawk
1:41 The Phoenix
2:466 Perfect Strangers
4:08 The Greatest American Hero
5:15 Pee-wee's Playhouse
6:36 Misfits of Science
7:57 Max Headroom
9:08 Sledge Hammer
10:16 Out Of This World
11:38 Alf
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@TheReviewStudios 10 ай бұрын
What shows do you remember?
@musicalneptunian 10 ай бұрын
Most of them and I am saying that from an Aussie perspective! The Greatest American Hero was massive; I sang the theme song "believe it or not I'm walking on air..." at the school Xmas song night. Honorable mentions: Secrets of the Unknown hosted by the guy who played Devin in Knight Rider. The HIghwaymen. A cyber punk truck cop show. It had an Aussie rules footballer actor Mark "Jacko" Jackson, yes the guy you saw as the Energizer Gonna Surprise ya ad!
@TheReviewStudios 10 ай бұрын
Nice
@KellyNorman-wu6qr 9 ай бұрын
That's odd I'm wondering what's weird about this show nothing is actually I use to watch it and there was nothing weird about it, lay off the crack
@rellewonder3k 8 ай бұрын
For years I thought I had completely imagined Out of this World. Thank you for this!
@DamonBanks142857 8 ай бұрын
I remember all of these shows. Special appreciation for Out of This World and Sledge Hammer, they are often overlooked
@SonyUSA 8 ай бұрын
I had 100% forgotten about Out of This World until I saw her fingers together, and then the crystal communication thingy! What a blast from the past!
@TheReviewStudios 7 ай бұрын
It's funny the only thing I really remember clearly is that blue crystal thing
@thelthrythquezada8397 2 ай бұрын
BRO!!! NOOOO, every since the 90s (watching reruns in the Summer) till now I think about how I would finger tip it, go to bed for 8hrs, wake up clap (or however she undid it) and then go to bed for another 8hrs. Every time I want more sleep I think about wanting the finger tip time stopper. And why the heck did my inner voice say that like the retro movie commercial man voice?
@thelthrythquezada8397 2 ай бұрын
Oh that and the line "I haffeta have the taffeta dress" or something like that. That one randomly pops in and out of my mind some 30 years later. Wow, I can't believe I will be 42 next month!!!
@maischelledeseriecf6419 8 ай бұрын
The Greatest American Hero was one of the best shows. William Katt and Robert Culp was a great pairing, and it had a wonderful theme song, "Believe It Or Not". My favorite part was that Ralph was inexperienced and showed it. He had to learn how to deal with his powers and, still, stop the bad guys. It's why he was the Greatest American Hero.
@thepubknight6144 7 ай бұрын
I actually went as him for trick or treating when I was 6 and had his action figure One of my favorite shows as a kid
@DavidJones-sv5ty 7 ай бұрын
The key point missed from the summary is that Ralph lost the instruction manual to the suit which adds to the awkwardness and storyline of the episode
@BoozeandNewswithTimandDut 7 ай бұрын
One of my all time favorites. SOAP is my favorite of all time lol
@lesweizman388 7 ай бұрын
he lost the instruction book to how to use the suit
@Wynner3 7 ай бұрын
I almost started singing the theme song out loud when it started playing in Free Guy with Ryan Reynolds. 😂
@thebilldozer7970 8 ай бұрын
The 80s may have been weird but the future is insane.
@myronwilborn6561 8 ай бұрын
The future as in the present 🤯?
@tonythedonluciano 9 ай бұрын
Perfect strangers is the most family feel-good 80s show that ever existed. Each episode will make you laugh & smile. 😊
@charlesbronson4282 9 ай бұрын
The two blondes were unbelievably good looking
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
Loved the theme song.
@RetroHabit82 8 ай бұрын
Tossing Salad doesn't sound family friendly😂
@workedfortheciawhenisoldrock 8 ай бұрын
Loved PS 💯
@josephsnider8190 8 ай бұрын
@@RetroHabit82😂😂 was thinking the same. I was born mid 80s. While I’ve heard of perfect strangers, I don’t think I ever seen it. But yeah, talking about tossing salad on a national broadcast, prime time sit com seems a bit extreme, even for the wild ass 80s.
@REzado63 8 ай бұрын
Loved Sledge Hammer. One of my favorite 80s shows along with Alf and Moonlighting
@factsnofiction217 6 ай бұрын
Trust me I know what I'm doing.
@nannerl6243 10 күн бұрын
Do you know why you have so many criminals in the city? Because you always tell them not to leave town. Bruce Willis, Moonlighting.
@SeanPynrose 8 ай бұрын
Pee Wees playhouse was my childhood. I'd get up every Saturday morning knowing Pee Wee would be on and hoping he would bring out his big giant foil ball to add more. Also, loved it when the King of Cartoons would stop by for a visit.
@dopefiendchronicles2974 8 ай бұрын
Ppl forget Laurence Fishburn got his start on Pee Wees FunHouse
@michaelblaine6494 Ай бұрын
I remember the Saturday it premiered like it was yesterday,same day as The Real Ghostbusters and the Teen Wolf cartoon
@Scotty-Z70 8 ай бұрын
ALF is the best. I'm surprised Mama's Family didn't make the list, but i guess it wasn't WEIRD enough.
@robfromvan 8 ай бұрын
It was stupid. It was Carol Burnett type of comedy.
@Scotty-Z70 8 ай бұрын
@@robfromvan this is not “antisocial media” and I don’t care about your opinion since it is wrong. It was created by Carol Burnett, not a “type” as if you were saying a copy. It started as a skit on CB called “The Family” and CB was Eunice. I am always shocked when someone rude makes a rude reply for no apparent reason. I guess I shouldn’t be, since trolls are taking over the internet.
@mattalan6618 5 ай бұрын
@@robfromvan go outside and have a nice long touch of grass
@LordRain1031 8 ай бұрын
Misfits Of Science and The Greatest American Hero was GREAT shows! Wish they had stuck around longer when i was a kid.
@411smiths 8 ай бұрын
Preach LordRain1031!! All hail
@thepubknight6144 7 ай бұрын
Both shows definitely inspired Heros
@BoozeandNewswithTimandDut 7 ай бұрын
Loved both shows
@LordRain1031 6 ай бұрын
@411smiths I was a kid watching Misfits Of Science so naturally, "Johnny B" was "da man!" 😁😆
@jameshunt2577 9 ай бұрын
Perfect strangers was awesome one of my top 10 favorites
@erinmalone2669 8 ай бұрын
I loved Out Of This World. I even rewatched a few episodes on KZfaq a few months ago.
@richardcoleman1427 9 ай бұрын
Have to say I fondly remember Sledge Hammer from the 80's. Would come home after an evening out on the town in the UK and it would be on at about 11.45 pm on a friday night. Great show, good days sadly long gone
@luisreyes1963 8 ай бұрын
To me, Sledge Hammer! was the funniest show on TV back then. Much better than the syndicated crap floating around the airwaves.
@ryanboman8211 8 ай бұрын
My Dad and I LOVED that show when I was a teenager. Very sad that it didn't return for a third season
@logenvestfold4143 9 ай бұрын
I grew up on ALF reruns in the 90s. There was also a short lived ALF talk show in the 2000s. I have an authentic 1986 ALF plush doll and I used to have the entire series on DVD.
@ashotofwhiskey219 8 ай бұрын
He was also a regular on Hollywood Squares.
@miket.6293 8 ай бұрын
Look up the actor who played the dad😮
@logenvestfold4143 8 ай бұрын
@@miket.6293 what about him?
@miket.6293 8 ай бұрын
@@logenvestfold4143 youtube search bar : alf dad crack
@melb946 8 ай бұрын
There's an Alf cartoon as well
@tvrewind8610 10 ай бұрын
Alf was awesome 👌
@jescis0 10 ай бұрын
ALF is my favorite!
@TheReviewStudios 10 ай бұрын
I tried to get my daughter to watch it, but she lost interest pretty quick
@jescis0 10 ай бұрын
@@TheReviewStudios well, not every show is for everyone! As in, not everyone is going to like everything! That's why it's, somewhat, good to have choices! Until you run into "too much choices"! 😉😉 like similar to why some people like Linux and some people like Mac(or 🤮🤮 Windows!) 😉😉😁😁
@movielove587 8 ай бұрын
The 80's were awesome not weird!!
@Devo13 7 ай бұрын
You know it.
@BoozeandNewswithTimandDut 7 ай бұрын
I miss my 80s so much
@Devo13 7 ай бұрын
@@BoozeandNewswithTimandDut I'm with ya'. Great times.
@heywoodjablowme8120 6 ай бұрын
Like totally
@thechickapedia1175 5 ай бұрын
They were awesomely weird
@DIrizarry07 8 ай бұрын
I LOVED ALF 🥰
@alimfuzzy 9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad Max headroom is coming back. It makes more sense today than it did back then.
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
Definitely
@mgthestrange9098 8 ай бұрын
Oh no! I was scared of him when I was a kid.
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
If they ever had a Max Headroom movie, Jim Carrey would be perfect in the role.
@josephsnider8190 8 ай бұрын
@@dhenderson1810That could be incredible. Base it on the broadcast hijack incident, but have him be like an AI hacking into systems to overthrow mankind. I’m here for it lol.
@keithtorgersen9664 8 ай бұрын
@dhenderson1810, I think the actor that Max Headroom is modeled after is actually Matt Frewer. If they were going to do a reboot, they would probably try him first
@subteeninhumansamuraiamphi5019 9 ай бұрын
Perfect Strangers definitely had some weird moments. The best is when they took karate classes and Balke dresses up as a ninja to test his kills against Larry ha
@keithmichael112 8 ай бұрын
lol I still think about the scene Larry creeps in as a ninja trying to catch Balki and I think he was up on the mantel about the fireplace? so good
@jongilbert363 8 ай бұрын
"Greatest American Hero" was one of my favorites of all time. The theme song is unashamedly catchy.
@TheReviewStudios 8 ай бұрын
It is
@robfromvan 8 ай бұрын
Greatest American Hero was awesome!! & had a great theme song!
@jay1hi547 8 ай бұрын
Alf, Peewee's Playhouse and Perfect Strangers were the shows I watched all the time. I don't remember the Alf cartoons though.
@jescis0 10 ай бұрын
ALF was also used for 10-10-220 commercials with Hulk Hogan! He was SO popular and cool! 😉😉😁😁 I actually miss ALF!
@musicalneptunian 10 ай бұрын
There was even an ALF ice cream.
@jescis0 10 ай бұрын
@@musicalneptunian I wonder what flavor it was… cat? 😁😁
@dopefiendchronicles2974 8 ай бұрын
@@jescis0it was like a peanut butter I can see the pakaging now 😂😂 ahh the glorious 80s
@dedsun81 8 ай бұрын
I loved The greatest American hero as a kid.
@Ysoserious1 8 ай бұрын
It was my favorite show during it's run
@erinmalone2669 8 ай бұрын
I had a major crush on the star.
@sterlingholobyte 9 ай бұрын
I watched, and loved, all of these shows, except for Out of this World. Never really got into that one. My favorite, and number one on this list, was ALF. Such a great, funny show with so many great jokes. Alf(singing): "Good morning America, how are ya. I say don't you know me I'm your native son... Hey Willie, how does the rest of that song go?" Willie: "Just be quiet!" Alf: "Really? I don't understand why that song was such a hit. (resumes singing)"Just be quiet, just be quiet, just be quiet...."
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
I read that in their voices 😆
@sterlingholobyte 9 ай бұрын
Me too, every time I think of it.@@TheReviewStudios
@davidlafleche1142 7 ай бұрын
@@TheReviewStudios ALF was one of the most grueling sitcoms ever made. Was ALF a muppet, or a midget? Creator/Producer Paul Fusco was so obsessed with maintaining the mystery, he worked the actors half to death to do it. He would have the director shoot a minute or two (maybe less), then rearrange everything, shoot a little more, etc. It took EIGHTEEN HOURS to shoot ONE episode. Actor Max Wright was so burned out from the show that, in the final episode, when the director said "CUT!" for the last time, Wright didn't bother to hang around for the "wrap" party. He just quit and went home.
@MsDisneylandlover 8 ай бұрын
I was born n 84. I love the 80s. Rip Mr Herman ❤
@SuprousOxide 8 ай бұрын
I remember liking Misfits of Science, but never managed to catch many episodes when it was airing. A chronic problem I had with TV.
@GrogMindwhip 8 ай бұрын
How did I just know Sledge Hammer would be in there? I loved that show.
@ProBreakers 8 ай бұрын
I loved street hawk as a kid. I had that theme stuck in my mind for years till I rediscovered the show once KZfaq came around.
@christcrusader9062 8 ай бұрын
Personally I like the fashion of the mid-80s. It was a very fun type of fashion
@AmgedphaLimael 7 ай бұрын
omg, Out Of This World was completely pushed way back into my memories. I loved that show!!!
@guardiane 8 ай бұрын
I loved Pee Wee's Playhouse as a kid, it was probably my favorite for its time. I'm pretty sure it was this show (and his movie) that crafted my strange sense of humor lol. I just loved the randomness about it. Alf as well, I liked a lot but I can't believe how it ended. They clearly meant for there to be another season, but since that never happened, the ending pretty much felt like "yeah, Alf was dissected and murdered. The End." lol. Aside from Perfect Strangers, and Max Headroom, I only vaguely remember the rest. I remember "Out of this World" just because one of my favorite SNES titles was called the same thing. The guy from The Greatest American Hero - I just remember him from the movie "House". One of my favorite "horror" movies lol. Classic.
@thepubknight6144 7 ай бұрын
Yup I watched both
@jerzyaheardz6939 7 ай бұрын
I loved StreetHawk. True story: my mom was dating a guy who was in the Canadian Air Force, a helicopter pilot, major class. I told him I loved this show and I remember him asking me “more than Airwolf?” and I told him yeah. He was so disappointed😂
@subteeninhumansamuraiamphi5019 9 ай бұрын
Sledgehammer is so damn funny. I think it was the first season finale that Sledge set off a nuclear explosion but the next season everyone was fine 😂
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
😆
@frenchnomaamer1909 9 ай бұрын
Season 2 takes place 5 years before the nuclear explosion. ;)
@subteeninhumansamuraiamphi5019 9 ай бұрын
@@frenchnomaamer1909 thats still funny as hell because why even 5 years earlier 😂 and did they even keep up with that fact in the rest of the season?
@frenchnomaamer1909 9 ай бұрын
@@subteeninhumansamuraiamphi5019 The action takes place 5 years earlier before because everybody died in the nuclear explosion. Look for yourself, both seasons are free on YT. Enjoy. ;)
@JalenRawley 8 ай бұрын
I remember watching Perfect Strangers when it came out but eventually fell off. I was surprised it had lasted as long as it did, and when I visited family in Los Angeles, one of the things they had for us to do was see a TV show being filmed as part of the studio audience. The show? Perfect Strangers! There was a multi-part series leading up to the ending of the show, where they all got married. We saw the fliming of several scenes, including one in a garbage dump where they were digging around for a lost ring.
@Labcabin96 7 ай бұрын
Wow!
@3DJapan 8 ай бұрын
Max Wright is to blame for ALF ending. He became very difficult to work with after he got tired of being upstaged by a puppet since he had worked in much more serious roles before.
@odin13th76 8 ай бұрын
@@Martys-4x4yeah, I feel the guy behind alf let his ego get to him which caused a lot of the issues. Can't blame anyone though, like you pointed out there was lots of technical stuff and way longer shooting days then normal. That is more then enough to drive anyone crazy and cause fights.
@erinmalone2669 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, but he signed up to be ON a show with a wise-talking puppet. He read the script. It wasn’t Tennessee Williams.
@robfromvan 8 ай бұрын
Balki was awesome!! Especially when he did the Dance of Joy and makes the Bibibabkas
@peacecitizen1 8 ай бұрын
I remember all of these shows! I really liked Misfits of Science. Did not remember/realize it was Courtney Cox!
@musicalneptunian 10 ай бұрын
great list! 4. The full Max Headroom movie is on The Internet Archive. It's not bad at all. It explains his origin story. Another aspect of weirdness was the "Max Headroom TV interruption" incident where some people took over a TV network signal dressed in a Max Headroom mask.
@TheReviewStudios 10 ай бұрын
Cool, I'll have to look for it. I considered mentioning the max Headroom incident, but it's been covered in depth so many times.
@oooh19 7 ай бұрын
Shane and Ryan did an episode about max headroom
@kandipiatkowski8589 9 ай бұрын
I remember watching Max Headroom....it was fun. Perfect Strangers was quirky abd great! I watched all of Alf. Never got into Pee Wee's playhouse.
@andredegiant3876 8 ай бұрын
Alf had a certain creepiness even the Exorcist couldn’t touch 😅
@daveaxel1122 7 ай бұрын
Most of these played here in Australia. I remember liking Misfits of science, I remember Courtney's name was Glow and that I've never met anyone whose heard of it haha. Dean Martin's late son was the lead. I now know Out of this world existed, forgot the name decades ago and thought she was a witch. Of course I was a big fan of Alf haha. I was a big fan of The greatest American hero as a kid. Most memorable by the hit song "Believe it or not" and he dropped the instruction book on how to fly haha
@TheReviewStudios 7 ай бұрын
I had no idea how many tv shows have made it over there. Cool
@thomaslavertue1675 8 ай бұрын
80's and 90's was America's Pinnacle!!!
@Rockhound6165 7 ай бұрын
The lead actor in The Phoenix, Judson Scott, went on to co-star in Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn as on of Kahn's disciples and appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation along side the late Merrick Buttrick who was also in Wrath of Kahn as Kirk's son David.
@erinmalone2669 8 ай бұрын
Perfect Strangers was a classic. Odd couple with silly accents. I love it still.
@JanetStarChild 7 ай бұрын
Oh, how I remember 'Out of this World'; I enjoyed the new age superpower shenanigans. Also, 'The Greatest American Hero' is a surprisingly good show, given its hokey premise. It also had a spinoff/sequel pilot TV movie in the mid 80s that, unfortunately, did not turn into a series (not surprised though; replacing Ralph with a new protagonist).
@undeadkitty334 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for putting Out of this World I remember seeing it on TV when I was a kid. I loved that show.
@wallyman292 6 ай бұрын
I remember not minding ALF all that much. His side jokes were usually good for a chuckle or 2, as well as the running gag of him wanting to eat their cat throughout the run of the show. But mainly I remember it for thinking to myself there is no way in hell the character of the husband would ever be able to land a babe like that wife! Of course, this latter became a trope of its own with sitcoms like King of Queens and others that escape my memory right now.
@nivlahtims7434 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for including the greatest American hero
@yoda908 8 ай бұрын
Alf also had his own animated version of the wizard of Oz with Bill Cosby. The cartoon was edited for scenes that were controversial; but if you slow frame in VHS you can catch the wizard smoking a cigar. Also funny watching this video as I pulled out my Peewee Herman doll while I'm cleaning out my shed. It still works.
@TheReviewStudios 8 ай бұрын
Awesome
@babecat2000 8 ай бұрын
That peewee doll might be worth a little bit of money if you sold it.
@ActualRacerX 8 ай бұрын
I really dig the way the television set is the screen with these forgotten gems. I absolutely loved watching a lot of shows kids my age didn’t. Perfect Strangers, The Honeymooners, Designing Women, Sledgehammer, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, the Hitchhiker, Hunter, The Twilight Zone, Matlock, Moonlighting, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Tales From The Crypt, Unsolved Mysteries, Rescue 911, Night Court, Small Wonder, Head of the Class, Mr. Belvedere, Cheers, Mama’s Family, Three’s Company, Murphy Brown, Married with Children, The Jefferson’s, the Hogan Family, Coach, Mad About You, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Yes Dear, News Radio, Get Smart, According to Jim, and I’m sure many more I can’t think of at the moment! Haha
@carmelmhennessy9738 8 ай бұрын
Glad you included Perfect Strangers. I only saw a few episodes of it but without knowing the premise I assumed it was a poor imitation of Mork and Mindy, I assumed Balki was an alien
@j.p.6932 8 ай бұрын
6:39 I remember “Misfits of Science” (pre-Friends Courtney Cox) and loved it.
@rexbitten 8 ай бұрын
I always felt that Perfect Strangers was really just a redux of Laverne & Shirley same premise (sorta) and lots of the same type of humor.
@donniemorton162 8 ай бұрын
I liked Alf ,max headroom and really liked misfits of science but loved the greatest American hero
@hectorelefante2389 9 ай бұрын
ALF is a whole classic, OUT OF THIS WORLD was great, and MAX HEADROOM was incredible. but... ¡SLEDGE HAMMER RULES!
@kristieamaya3365 4 ай бұрын
I loved "Perfect Strangers" SO MUCH
@ScottBill28 7 ай бұрын
I loved Alf! I still even have a stuffed toy Alf. I hated when it ended. Also I know you mentioned it but Perfect Strangers was a great show too.
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
I thought that "The Greatest American Hero" was a great show. I have all the eps on DVD. Created by Stephen J Cannell, who would go on to create "The A-Team".
@TheReviewStudios 8 ай бұрын
Yes, it's a classic
@erinmalone2669 8 ай бұрын
The theme song is still a bop
@cheech7900 2 ай бұрын
I have nothing but great memories of watching Sledge Hammer. Great show.
@jxchamb 5 ай бұрын
Sledgehammer is one of my favorite comedies ever. I was 10 years old and that comedy really spoke to me.
@btetschner 2 ай бұрын
A+ video! LOVE IT! What fantastic shows!
@TheReviewStudios 2 ай бұрын
Thanks again!
@MalikiXXX 7 ай бұрын
Being weird is what made the 80s awesome. Being a teen in the 90s however, was amazing!
@jasonkirton1047 7 ай бұрын
I remember the greatest American hero fondly. One of the best parts of my fourth grade year was singing the song from it to my classmates.
@doneidson-ix2qn 6 ай бұрын
My most favorite was Max Headroom. Peewee's playhouse and Sledge Hammer were downright hilarious.
@MThrow 8 ай бұрын
Sledge Hammer ruled all. Max Headroom and Alf kicked ass.
@warlock12uk 9 ай бұрын
A correction to your Max Headroom entry. There were several versions of this show. It started life as a 70 minute special broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK - it served as the origin story and was later remade as the "Blipverts" episode of the American made series that followed. There was also a different version of the show produced for Channel 4 in the UK. It focused entirely on the character of Max Headroom (the virtual reality DJ) rather than Edison Carter and all the other characters from the pilot and the American show. Max provided links and intros to a selection of music videos and occasional celebrity interviews. There were 3 seasons, 29 episodes and a Christmas special, most of which were shown on Cinemax in the US.
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
Thanks
@laurabeane8862 8 ай бұрын
My favorite character was Blank Reg. He'd drive around the city airing pirate radio. We'd call someone like Reg "Off the Grid" today, but in the Max Headroom universe people who keep off the internet/socials are referred to as "Blanks"
@spencerwelchii573 8 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that Max Headroom had a talk show and recorded with Art of Noise on 'Paranormia'.
@DanPantzig 8 ай бұрын
I miss high concept sitcoms, nowadays everything is "the office but..." type stuff.
@3DJapan 8 ай бұрын
Everything back then was "the family but..." we had a family with an alien, a family with a British butler, a family with a male nanny, a male housekeeper, Bigfoot, stay at home dads, 2 dads...
@TheUluxian 9 ай бұрын
The story of Max Headroom is so much more involved. There was the original "Max Headroom: 20 minutes into the future" movie (1985) which was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and was used to introduce the backstory of Max, who was set up as a futuristic Veejay for "The Max Headroom Show" (85-87), which was Max riffing music videos (remember, this WAS the era of MTV), for a UK audience. It was in 87 that ABC re-shot the original "20 minutes into the future" movie (which had just a couple of changes from the original UK version), and that led to the ABC version of the show (87-88) * WHEW! *
@tolfan4438 8 ай бұрын
The entire concept from start to finish was part of the USA's starwars program. It was produced to make the Soviets believe we not only had interactive AI tech but that we were comfortable enough with the tech we weren't even keeping it secret we were playing with it for MTV. In reality it was a guy in a mask with some cheap cheesey grafix behind him.
@dopefiendchronicles2974 8 ай бұрын
Man you know your shit good job 😂
@kenharness7430 8 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that Alf had a talk show that lasted for 7 episodes. I would actually replace the Alf sitcom on your list with the talk show.
@TheReviewStudios 8 ай бұрын
Ah, I forgot about that one
@seadawg93 Ай бұрын
Out of this world was one of my absolute favorites. I liked Alf and Perfect Strangers too.
@philip2010 9 ай бұрын
Alot of these shows are better than today's shows I saw part one of this also they were more entertaining I like Sci fi or fantasy and super powers Alot of the shows these days kids can't even watch because of very bad and inappropriate and bad language I really miss these shows from the 80s 😂🎉things have really changed and not for the better
@kylerogerspowers2935 5 ай бұрын
Pretty good list. Street Hawk, Misfits of Science and The Phoenix.
@RedSiegfried 7 ай бұрын
Sledge Hammer! was another one of those comedies where the jokes too often fell flat but when it nailed it, it really nailed it! I like it.
@master2uall88 8 ай бұрын
The Greatest American Hero Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers was some of the Fantastic Greatest Hits and TV awesomeness of the 1980s. Don't forget we also had Three's Company and family ties and The Brady Bunch and also Silver Spoons which was also fantastic and I can't recall offhand with the name of it was but oh wait yes I do Punky Brewster that was amazing awesome
@bloodrunsclear 8 ай бұрын
'They even released an (Alf) cartoon' They released TWO cartoons! Alf The Animated Series and Alf Tales.
@j.p.6932 8 ай бұрын
9:49 I actually remember Sledge Hammer being funny for its time, but I was pretty young
@SpoonieCreates 6 ай бұрын
I was born in ‘85 and Perfect Strangers was one of the first shows to make the “object permanence” rank alongside Heathcliff, Bob Ross, and David the Gnome
@keelangibson6902 6 ай бұрын
I had the talking pee wee doll when I was little. I loved pee wee's playhouse. It was the last show in the lineup of Saturday morning cartoons I believe. Damn. My age is totally showing.🙄
@josephross7936 8 ай бұрын
I still have my talking pee wee doll and still talks.
@TheReviewStudios 8 ай бұрын
Wow, that's incredible
@GenerationX1984 6 ай бұрын
Perfect Strangers was actually the best show on TGIF. Even better than Family Matters.
@BadAxeEntertainment 9 ай бұрын
The only ones I don't remember are Street Hawk, Phoenix, Max Headroom, and Misfits of Science.
@kcthesledgestoryteller 8 ай бұрын
Street Hawk and the Phoenix (also AutoMan) frequently came up among my closest friends as the series we hated to see go so quickly.
@rogerrude313 7 ай бұрын
Balki said that girl is wearing me out, but she sure knows how to toss my salad 😂
@xerofetus 8 ай бұрын
I loved Sledgehammer, and yes, as you mentioned, it was moved to a different day or time slot almost weekly in the second season.
@sunnyscott4876 7 ай бұрын
Perfect Strangers was a riot.
@wsjustice 8 ай бұрын
Had a huge crush on evEvie from Out of this World.
@j.p.6932 8 ай бұрын
0:59 lol, I totally remember Street Hawk.
@jameshunt2577 9 ай бұрын
I thought Cortney Cox first acting gig was masters of the universe
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
Yes, that movie was
@nicktaylor2657 8 ай бұрын
I thought it was as Alex girlfriend on Family Ties
@dhenderson1810 8 ай бұрын
Actually she first appeared in the video clip for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark".
@scenicenglish7465 5 ай бұрын
seeing the Misfits of Science segment with the guy in the cape immediately reminded me of Captain Chaos from Cannonball Run
@danielfox3003 9 ай бұрын
This brought back an instant recall memory. I must’ve been 19, maybe 20. I was hanging with my buddy, Big John, and we were tripping hard on acid, we tried to watch peewee’s playhouse but had to turn it off after about 15 minutes because we were laughing so hard that our stomachs were cramping up. I totally forgot about this until just now, one of those crazy memories of being a carefree and semi crazy young man.
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
Great memories 😆
@richardm3023 9 ай бұрын
Alright! Thanks for doing my suggestions.
@TheReviewStudios 9 ай бұрын
Sure thing!
@JaysonT1 6 ай бұрын
Greatest American Hero was fantastic! Perfect Strangers was classic!
@JimmysALilGirl 8 ай бұрын
I remember loving Wish Upon A Star. I really liked the ability to freeze time like that...and probably liked the lead, lol. I remember it coming on after the afternoon cartoon block and that I would get excited when the intro started.
@emw1816 7 ай бұрын
Pee Wee playhouse was awesome!
@kingdjack6 7 ай бұрын
You mentioned Harriet from Family Matters but Carl was also on Perfect Strangers and the show was originally based on him as they were trying to cash in on Reginald Johnson who had play as a cop in Die Hard and Ghost Busters in fact they seem to type cast him of course they decided to focus on Urkle.
@WhatAboutThemApples 8 ай бұрын
I was going to ask where the hell is Small Wonder and Manimal, but then I realized this was part 2. lol All that being said looking at both lists, you still forgot I Married Dora. A show where a guy marries his South American Maid so she can stay in America, all while warning us please don't do this at home. Maybe the greatest ending to a series ever(after 13 episodes) plus a young Juliette Lewis
@TheReviewStudios 8 ай бұрын
I have to check that out.
@WhatAboutThemApples 8 ай бұрын
@@TheReviewStudios yeah you can find a few clips of the show on youtube including the infamous last scene of the series. But yes the whole concept of marrying the help so she can stay in America might not have been the best concept for a Friday Night(ABC) family friendly show. lol
@keithtorgersen9664 8 ай бұрын
Dora was played by actress Elizabeth Pena; she had a fairly successful film career. She passed away in 2014
@jposensei 8 ай бұрын
I think Small Wonder or Today's Special should have made the list.
@traciwood804 10 ай бұрын
Love it!!!!
@blackmesacake5361 6 ай бұрын
I always loved Pee Wees Playhouse